Cherokee County Courthouse – Rusk TX

City:
Rusk, TX

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1940

Completed:
1941

Designer:
Gill & Bennett

Description

Cherokee County completed its current courthouse in 1941 with the assistance of the Works Progress Administration. The courthouse is a three-story center block on basement with two-story wings on either side. The Moderne style structure, designed by the firm of Gill & Bennett, is built of native red and white limestone and features Art Deco details.

Source notes

https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=4302000205&site_name=Cherokee++County+Courthouse&class=4302 https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5073006626&site_name=Cherokee%20County%20Courthouse&class=5000

Site originally submitted by Larry D. Moore on November 6, 2014.

Location Info


135 S. Main St.
Rusk, Texas 75785
Cherokee County

Coordinates: 31.795018, -95.150495

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